Use of Carbon Dioxide Laser fractional mode 10600 nm in Treatment of Skin Tags in Sudanese Patients

Abstract

Skin tags arecommon benign lesions composed of loose fibrous tissue and occurring mainly on the neck and majorflexures as a small soft peduncu1ated protrusion.This study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of C02 laser(fraction mode) for the treatment of skin tags. Ten patientswere included in this study 2(males) and 8(females). They were complaining of skin tags, beforetreatment laser safety was done. All patient were treated under local anesthesia .The laser system used in this study was the 10600 nm carbon dioxide laser in continuous mode with power 4.5 and 7 \Vatts. Patients were very satisfied upon the treatment results, because of fewer side effects and less rec oven· time. The results obtained were encouraging the use of co2 laser in skin tags +treatment because of its greater safety margin and precise ablation. and could replacing the other modalities of treatment for the ablation of many superficial lesions.